But they didn't, that's the point, is it better to make cancer patients wait for a diagnostic test or go to a private provider who has the capacity?
He'd actually do better to highlight the rationale behind it and lack of funding etc.....
I absolutely agree that the NHS should not be...
Don't forget he oversaw the commencement of backdoor privatisation (with diagnostic tests being done by private providers - which incidentally remains the correct thing to do when there are capacity issues) and then there was Mid Staffs........
However, have seen him speak and he has a lot more...